岚

嵐
lán
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(bound form) mountain mist

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

岚 has 风 wind as both a meaning part and a sound part, and 山 as an empty part that was originally 屮, vegetation. It first meant a strong wind. The meaning mist or fog was borrowed for its sound.

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Homophones

HSK 3
蓝lán
blue, indigo plant
HSK 5
拦lán
cut off, hinder
栏lán
"column (of page, table, or newspaper)"
兰lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)

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